Here are two pictures from our archives - in this case of hikers preparing to depart.
The first one is from the 1930's, and is a group of Troop 2 Scouts preparing to hike to Forty Acres, a popular local camping spot. Out troop often camped there overnight, leaving on Friday afternoon and returning on Sunday evening. This was in the years before we used Valley Pines in Norwell. Note the bedrolls in the pictures, and canteens. The scout in the center of the photo is carrying his baseball glove as well.
Many of the photos from the early days of our troop include hikes and camping, and from the Scout News and other sources we can see that the troop frequently spent over 60 nights outdoors in a year, which is an amazing record.
The second photo is from our 25th anniversary at Cliff Island in 1980. If you look real closely in the background you can see what appears to be Mr. Keenan enjoying a book on the big rock by the lean-to. The scouts preparing for their hike are, from left to right, Dan Kelly, Larry Sullivan, and Pete Hamilton.
